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4621. Overuse of Imaging for the Evaluation of Children with Simple Febrile Seizure: Final Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-192-fullreport.pdf
      November 01, 2019 - as to prompt multidisciplinary initiatives targeted at fostering discussion and identifying common practices … For example, the list of practices that parents should question, posited by the American Academy of

4622. Foreword | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity/obpcp-fore.html
      May 01, 2014 - Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity Foreword … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based … How do primary care clinicians and their practices find community resources to partner with in improving … Practice-based Research Network and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for primary care practices … obesity, provides tools and concepts that have been informed by the real world of six primary care practices

4623. Apcd-Inventory (xls file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/apcd/apcd-inventory.xlsx
      October 01, 2015 - Sheet1 Measure Characteristics Overall Measure Inventory Details Deep Dive Measure Inventory Details Condition of Focus Measure Condition Subcategory Measure Type (Cost, Quality, or Utilization) Quality Category (Process, Outcomes, Structure, Not Applicable) Measure Name or Paper Name (From Lit Review) …

4624. Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 5) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter6d.html
      June 01, 2014 - Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 6. Measure Maps and Profiles (continued, 5) Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Care Coordination Measures Atlas Update Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2. What is Care Coordination? Chapter 3. Care Coordination Measurement Framework Chapter…

4625. New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/patients-risk-of-falls.html
      September 01, 2015 - New Tools Help Health Providers Reduce Patients' Risk of Falls For older adults, falls are serious, no matter the setting. These falls can cause bone fractures, disability, and even death. Among people 75 and older, falls are far more likely to cause admissions into a long term care facility than for adults 10…

4626. Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-improvement.html
      Topic: Quality Improvement Quality improvement (QI) is essential to achieving the triple aim of improving the health of the population, enhancing patient experiences and outcomes, and reducing the per capita cost of care, and to improving provider experience. Challenges a…

4627. HealthyHearts NYC Recruitment Call Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/urinary/resources/healthy-hearts-call-script.html
      January 01, 2019 - Back to MUI Resources HealthyHearts NYC Recruitment Call Script Resource Document available on the AHRQ website (PDF, 125 KB). Summary This resource is an example of a recruitment phone call script that displays strategies for message framing, responding to “no’s”, eligibilit…

4628. Physician Burnout (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/ahrq-works/impact-burnout.pdf
      July 01, 2017 - Researchers found that practices that implemented electronic health records saw in increase in stress … (AHRQ grant HS22065)—of 400 doctors is currently identifying the amount of EHR-related burnout in practices … to advance heart heath, while also building the capacity of primary care practices to incorporate … Through tailored practice facilitation that responds to the needs and challenges of individual practices … Conclusion Burnout takes a toll on physicians, their patients, and their practices.

4629. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices_Toolkit Overview and Recommended Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/intro-overview.pdf
      March 01, 2022 - for national efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prioritize prevention practices … Developing experience with whole-unit practices for ensuring adequate supplies and staff training can … Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. … Sometimes trials compare an intervention with older practices that are no longer considered best practice … sites may find it helpful to review the toolkit and make a comparison table between their current practices

4630. Chapter 1: Background | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/care/coordination/atlas/chapter1.html
      June 01, 2014 - Coordination Measure Instruments Investigation into care coordination definitions, practices

4631. Applying health information technologies (IT) for QI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/finalsummary/finalsummary5.html
      September 01, 2015 - Adapting EHR systems to better meet the needs of child-serving practices. … Practice facilitators can help child-serving practices and health systems maximize the functionality … The use of electronic screening tools in practices and SBHCs can enhance documentation that services … Practices’ use of a Vermont electronic registry was limited because many providers experienced difficulty … In response, State-funded practice facilitators helped practices pull reports directly from practices

4632. Appendix C. Obstacles to Impact Analysis of Category C Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/final-report/appc.html
      October 01, 2015 - (Alaska, Florida, Idaho) or were unable to identify practices that were not participating in other PCMH … Of the seven States that agreed to recruit comparison practices, Utah and West Virginia were unable to … enrollment and claims data and PCMH survey data, a from more than 140 intervention and comparison practices … ; (2) the number of practices focusing on a given outcome was too small to expect an impact analysis … Illinois was the only remaining State whose Category C project was designed to help practices enhance

4633. Utah State at a Glance (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/utstateataglance.pdf
      March 01, 2012 - will: (1) implement a strategy to improve the child health IT infrastructure in the State, (2) help practices … transform into medical homes, and (3) foster collaboration among child‐serving practices engaged in … In addition, Utah will help practices participating in their medical home project access the EHR at … and three subspecialty practices to support them in becoming effective medical home teams and in providing … Participating practices have a part‐time medical home coordinator employed by the State and embedded

4634. State at a Glance: Idaho | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/demostates/id.html
      March 01, 2019 - will (1) implement a strategy to improve the child health IT infrastructure in the State; (2) help practices … transform into medical homes; and (3) foster collaboration among child-serving practices engaged in … Assessing a Provider-Based Model of Care Idaho is supporting two pediatric primary care practices and … Participating practices have medical home coordinators (MHC), who are selected jointly by the project … These MHCs each support two or three practices in their local districts.

4635. Reports from the States | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/state-reports/index.html
      March 01, 2019 - 2014 to provide information on how statewide quality improvement has changed in Maine’s child-serving practices … Survey Chartbook This report summarizes baseline survey results for more than one-quarter of family practices … and nearly two-thirds of all pediatric practices in Maine about how they use data, clinical guidelines … Within a Pediatric Medical Home The Massachusetts CHIPRA team produced this guide that will help practices … It outlines standards, resources, documentation requirements, and examples to help practices navigate

4636. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/cellulitis.html
      May 01, 2022 - Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Distinguish infectious cellulitis versus cellulitis mimics​. Discuss the diagnostic approach and empiric management of skin and soft tissue inf…

4637. Penicillin Allergies and Other Side Effects of Antibiotic Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/penicillin.html
      May 01, 2022 - Penicillin Allergies and Other Side Effects of Antibiotic Use After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Discuss the diagnostic approach to a resident with a penicillin allergy. Recognize how to conduct a detailed medication allergy history. Review cross-reactivity between…

4638. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html
      September 01, 2022 - The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Describe how to diagnose a viral upper respiratory infection, also known as the common cold. Explain why antibiotic therapy is not useful …

4639. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/influenza-rsv.html
      September 01, 2022 - The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV After viewing or presenting this presentation, viewers will be able to— Describe how to diagnose influenza​. Explain the role of antivirals for treatment of influenza​. Describe how to diagnose and treat RSV. The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: I…

4640. Case Report on Ambulatory Safety and Quality (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/lab-testiing/lab-testing-casereport.pdf
      September 05, 2017 - We used thematic analysis to identify themes about how practices used the toolkit for improving lab …  Practices can use just the tools most relevant to their purposes and even adapt them as needed … Recruitment of Practices Practices were recruited from the Building InvestiGative practices for better … Practices were then asked to sign an Agreement to Participate (see Appendix E). … of Collaborative Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP).